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Let's get this out of the way first: Amazon isn't offering any good Chromebook deals in the lead-up to Prime Big Deal Days, its "October Prime Day" sale (set for Oct. 8 and 9). Not a single one.

In fact, the retail giant's laptop deals are currently scant across the board. A few configurations of the M3-powered Apple MacBook Pro have dipped to their previous all-time lows there. But aside from that

Meta has spent the last few years saying that “young adults” are crucial to the future of Facebook. Now, the company is introducing a number of changes to its 20-year-old social network in an effort to get younger users to spend more time in the app.

The updates include a new “local” section in the Facebook app that aims to surface information relevant to your local community, a renewed focus on

• Harvard students rigged their Meta Ray-Bans to do facial recognition, 404 Media reports.
• Meta's smart glasses can't do this by default, but in 2021, executives considered the idea.
• Andrew Bosworth, now Meta's CTO, suggested it could help remember someone's name at a party.

The idea of smart

• The No. 2 executive at Trump Media & Technology, the company that runs Trump's Truth Social, has resigned.
• A report said his departure is linked to a whistleblower complaint. Trump Media said that's wrong.
• You'd think this is the kind of thing that would

A new router or a mesh WiFi system can be a solution if you deal with an unreliable internet connection, or you've noticed areas of your home that don't get solid coverage. If you're in the market for an upgrade, here are some deals already live before the official kickoff of October Prime Day.

Ten years ago, the Reaper of Souls expansion completely reimagined and revived Diablo III. It overhauled huge swaths of the game, strengthening its foundation enough that D3 remained a fun time even as it stretched far past what should have been its expiration date.

Diablo IV has moved at a different pace. It managed to get through launch without the technical mishaps that plagued its predecessor

Blue checkmarks have appeared next to certain websites on Google Search for some users.

According to a report from The Verge, this is because Google is experimenting with a verification feature to let users know that sites aren't fraudulent or scams. A staffer from The Verge was one of the users who noticed blue checkmarks showing up on links to the official sites for Microsoft, Meta, Epic Games

• Joaquin Phoenix is one of two actors to win an Oscar for playing the Joker.
• But that doesn't mean he's the best version of the DC villain.
• Heath Ledger, Jack Nicholson, and Cameron Monaghan all gave great interpretations of the villain.

Joaquin Phoenix may have won an Oscar for playing the Joker — but that